Wedge or platform shoe having an insole and partial sole



Aug. 10; 1954 c. o. CRISTY 2,685,750

' WEDGE OR PLATFORM SHOE HAVING AN INSOLE AND PARTIAL SOLE Filed Sept. 9, 1952 a Sheets-Sheet 1 I4 1 lllill INVENTOR. CRRRLEi. o. cmsw c. o. CRISTY WEDGE 0R PLATFORM SHOE HAVING AN INSOLE AND PARTIAL SOLE Filed Sept. 9, 19512 3 Shee ts-Sheet 2 INVENTOR; -.CNRRLES o; c amsry I qrromvsy Aug. 10, 1954 c. o. CRISTY WEDGE OR PLATFORM SHOE HAVING AN INSOLE AND PARTIAL SOLE 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Sept. 9, 1952 INVENTOR. CHARLES C- CR\STY Patented Aug. 10, 1954 WEDGE OR PLATFORM SHOE HAVINGAN IN SOLE AND PARTIAL SOLE Charles 0. Cristy, Shrewsbury, Mass.

Application September 9, 1952, Serial No. 308,649

4 Claims. (01. 36-47) This invention relates to a new and improved welt type wedge or platform shoe construction,

and the principal object of the present invention residesin the provision of a new and improved wedge construction that is stronger, neater in appearance, and better wearing than wedge constructions of the prior art.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a wedge-type platform shoe construction embodying an insole having a sewing rib and a welt secured thereto, said welt being cut away to provide a relatively narrow but strong strip which extends exteriorly or on the outward face of the sewing rib and about the entire edge of the insole and including and covering the edge of the wedge or platform cover so as to firmly hold the same to the above-mentioned rib, said cover being turned down over the wedge to cover the same but being held in position to the insole by the above-named welt strip, the turneddown edge of the wedge cover being sewed to the sewing rib on a novel partial sole, which is applied to the wedge, and the sewing rib of which aligns with and merges with the sewing rib of the insole in the fore part of the insole which is now combined with the partial sole to present a single insole to which a welt is applied for the application of the outer sole.

Another object of the invention resides in the improvement of lacing strips and in a novel insole for the heel and shank portion of the shoe,

which insole may be manually adjusted for better fit as will be described more particularly hereinafter.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. l is a view in side elevation of a shoe according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view showing the completed combination insole therefor;

Fig. 3 is an exploded view illustrating the upper, the insole, and the wedge and wedge cover, and first welt to be applied thereto;

Fig. 4 is an exploded view illustrating the insole, the wedge, the partial sole, the second welt and the outer sole;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view illustrating the insole construction Fig. 6 is a partial plan view of the insole showing the steps in the construction thereof, including the wedge cover and welt, parts being cut away;

Fig. 7 is a section on line !--1 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a section illustrating the wedge cover turned down;

Fig. 9 is a section through the completed insole and wedge;

Fig. 10 is a plan view showing the novel lacing; and

Fig. 11 is an enlarged View of the lacing showing the details thereof.

In the manufacture of the present shoe, the same i lasted and the first more or less conventional insole is applied in the conventional manner. In this relation, the upper I0 is assumed to I be 'on the last and a wedge cover illustrated at I2 is likewise secured in unturned relation on the upper, see Figs. 3 and 6. This wedge cover is conventional and of course is located about the heel portion of the shoe reaching as far as the shank, see Fig. 1.

The usual insole I4 is applied to the last and 20 this insole has a sewing rib it which is intended to be formed by channeling as is conventional, and reenforced by a canva tape I8. The usual filler I9 is applied in the ribbed area. The inner edge of the wedge cover I2 is sewed to the sewing rib l6, see Figs. '7, 8 and 9.

At this stage of the invention, a first welt strip indicated at 20 is sewed to the sewing rib l6 and the edge of the wedge cover is secured firmly therebetween, see particularly Fig. 7. This welt extends only in the region of the wedge cover I2.

Welt 20 is first skived off as indicated at 22 in Fig. 6, leaving a relatively narrow welt strip as shown in Figs. 8 and 9. This welt strip, however, firmly anchors the wedge cover in position in such a way that it can never be pulled out and thus will be held there in position for the life of the shoe. This is a considerable distinction over the prior art and provides the advantages which have been discussed and which will be more apparent hereinafter.

After the welt 20' has been skived all the way around from the shank portion approximately at 24 to the opposite position of the shank portion, the wedge itself is applied, this wedge being generally indicated at 26. Of course the usual cutting and trimming operations on the sewing rib, etc. have been done previously, as well as the application of ground cork, etc.

The wedge fits right down on the sewing rib H5 at the heel and shank, and covers the rib so that there is now a wedge at the heel portion that tapers down to the shank, terminating at approximately the location of numerals 24, and this of course cover up the sewing rib [6 on the insole l 4 at the heel and shank portions thereof.

comprises a heel and shank-shapediportion that is cut out-in' a V shape as at 32, the widerpart-of'" which extends from the shank edge portion converging down to a point at 34 in the heel portion thereof. This partial sole is provided with 3111',"

other sewing rib 36 which may be made-rinxthe,

usual manner by channeling and it may also have applied thereto the canvas strip 38compara bleto that at l8.

The partial sole 30 is appliedto the wedge 26 and the ends 40 of the sewing ribs 36 thereon must then align with the. exposed parts of the original: sewingrib at 42.; There: will, of course be some variation between the sewingrrib atjlfla onithe vertical sole 30" and; the :sewing: ribz-at 42 on the insole M. This is compensated forrby -the flexibility of the partialsole'3i! due torthe deep V out 32 therein, so that the legs formed by this;

cutin" the sole part 30maybe brought together slightly or pulled out apart'slightlyw byhand: to:

align accurately with the-fore part ribrati I6.

After this operation; theusual corkfiller 43? maybe applied to the fore part, thesecond welt. 44.-isr-put-on,- and the outer sole-45 is'sewed thereto: Of course the? outer solea in the usual manner. 46 may be of any -desiredmaterial, suchas'leather;

rubber, etc., and' the shoe itself may-be used. for? walkingor'. itmay have golf spikes appliedzthere to, etc. in therusual manner.

In lacing the shoe, a single strip, as shown. at

48-, may be passed in successive: loops through smallparallel slits B. in the-upper and then the samemay bestitched down adjacent therslits-oif underneath the upper soas-to form the: loops 5t so that the ordinary lacingfikmaysthen be ap..--

plied, see Figs. and 11.

Having thus described my: invention and; the:

advantages thereof, ,1 do not wishto beilimitedto the details herein disclosed, otherwise than, as'

setaforthin theclaims, but what ILClZtilIlriSjI.

1 A: platform' shoe comprising an"; upper, an"

insole, a sewing rib thereon, a.wedge.appliedixtoi the insole; a wedge cover; awelt' overlying; the

wedge cover at the edge I thereof; saidiwelt beingsewedthereto and to the sewing rib" on' tl-ie insoie,

a partial sole having a sewing rib thereon covering the wedge, a sewing rib on said partial sole, the cover being sewed to the sewing rib on the said partial sole, and an outer sole secured to the combined insole rib and the rib on the said par-- tial sole.

2. A platform shoe comprising an upper, a ribbed insole, a wedge cover and a welt secured totthe-z sewing rib thereoffand i'coveringiaunarginal edge ofthe wedge; a partialsole-on the wedge, a sewing rib on the partial sole aligning with the sewing rib on the first insole at the fore part of.- the latter, a second welt piece, and an outer sole securedtto the combined partial sole and the insole by the welt piece.

Awedge-type platform shoe comprising an upper han-i insole, ass-wing rib on the insole, a wedge applied to the heel and shank portion thereof covering the heel and shank part of the sewing rib, the sewing rib being exposed at the fore part; a,partial sole covering; thewedges a sewing: rib: thereon, said; rib aligningwith the; forerpart rib: of,, theinsole, a wedge .cover secured.-

tothesewing rib-of the first insole, andra welt securing the-v same thereto atv the exposed side.

thereof, ,the wedge coverbeing turned down over and concealing the welt and securedvtothe. com-- binedzribs;

4:: A shoe of the'class described comprisingan upper, an insole, a sewing rib-thereon, awedgesecured :to the sewingrib at the-.heeland shank locationbnly thereof, and-a partial insole applied to. the wedge and in: general in. conformance: therewith", said partial sole-comprising-a'heel;porrtion andia pair of dividedarms extending for wardly; therefrominto the shankv portion, a, rib; on;the arms, said-arms; beinggenerally flexible. and.= capable; of distortion, to adjust the; same; transversely; t'o'align the ribs: thereof with" the exposedportion of the sewing ribof the aforesaidifore part.

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